In ED the field distributions \(\chi _{x}\)  play a singularly special role: they define the ontic state of the system. This ontological commitment is in direct contrast with the usual Copenhagen interpretation in which such microscopic values become actualized only through the process of measurement. The Bohmian interpretation shares with ED that fact that in both the fields are ontic but the resemblance ends there; Bohmian wave functions are ontic while ED wave functions are fully epistemic [1]}[2]}. The metric \(g_{ij}\) , on the other hand, in our approach is a tool whose purpose is to measure distances, areas, etc., and to characterize the spatial relations between the physical degrees of freedom, the \(\chi _{x}\) . While the geometry may later become dynamical, we do not interpret this to mean that \(g_{ij}\)  is itself an ontic variable; it is not.A model in which the metric tensor is itself of statistical origin is proposed in [3]}. Put another way, the geometric variables enter much like parameters in a typical statistical model. The value of those parameters are important in guiding the distribution of outcomes. However, unlike the ontic variables, their values are not detected directly, but inferred from an ensemble of measurements.
